What was the role of the Ottoman government-in-exile during the Turkish War of Independence?

The Ottoman government-in-exile was a temporary government established by the remnants of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919 to 1923. The government was headquartered in Istanbul, and it sought to maintain the Ottoman Empire's territorial integrity while negotiating with the Allied Powers and the Turkish National Movement, which sought to establish a new Turkish state.

The Ottoman government-in-exile played a role in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920, which would have dismembered the Ottoman Empire and granted its territories to various Allied Powers. However, the treaty was never ratified by the Ottoman government, and it was ultimately replaced by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, which recognized the Republic of Turkey as a sovereign state.

The Ottoman government-in-exile was ultimately dissolved in 1922, following the signing of the Treaty of Mudanya, which provided for the repatriation of Ottoman prisoners of war and the evacuation of Allied troops from Turkish territory.